http://www.bocktriplets.org/articles/2008/05/13/first-steps en-us 40 Outnumbered on Day One <p>The kids have all been standing for a few weeks, shimmying along the rails of their cribs, and once or twice even took a step in order to keep their balance&#8230; but hadn&#8217;t actually taken a step with the intent of getting somewhere &#8211; until last night.</p> <p>I was holding Christopher, and he was fussing a little. Every time Lorna would walk by, he would outstretch his arms and cry. So Lorna sat down about 5 feet away, outstretched her arms, and called. I stood him up right in front of me.</p> <p>He stood there, teetering for a second, doing his upset-sounding cough-cry. Then he stepped forward. He took three controlled steps, at which point he put his hand in hers and sat down.</p> Tue, 13 May 2008 14:45:00 -0400 urn:uuid:46f042c1-018c-40fa-bf15-849320c5d28a David Bock http://www.bocktriplets.org/articles/2008/05/13/first-steps